No students hurt when Lawrence school bus, car collide

A school bus sits in the intersection of 14th and Massachusetts streets after a car accident, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. The children on the bus were not injured.

A woman was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for minor injuries after a Lawrence school bus struck her Toyota Corolla at 14th and Massachusetts streets just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday. No one on the bus was hurt.

The bus was taking students home from Cordley Elementary at the time, Lawrence Public Schools Director of Communications Julie Boyle said.

Sgt. Laurie Powell with the Lawrence Police Department said the woman in the Toyota was driving northbound when she ran a red light at the intersection. The school bus was traveling west and had a green light when it struck the vehicle.

The driver’s side of the Toyota appeared damaged. The school bus appeared to suffer minimal damage and was driven from the scene following the incident.

Cordley Elementary notified parents of the crash and of the delay in students returning home, Boyle said.

The Lawrence Police Department and Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical are investigating the crash.

With all of the stupid knee-jerk comments about cell phones, you'd think there were NO accidents before about 1995. Yes, texting and driving is extremely dangerous, but, believe it or not, there were still THOUSANDS (if not more) of crashes every year, before they existed. Some people are just crappy drivers...period. Blaming idiotic driving, or speeding, or racing through red lights because someone needs to get home "quickly", shifts the blame from the driver toa stupid gadget. Some of you act like you think crashes just wouldn't happen without cell phones. They do...very often.

So.... I take it that you know the driver who drove in front of a school bus full of children? I am guessing the both of you think you can text and drive. Go ahead. I see it happen everyday in this town. It is kinda hard to miss a large yellow school bus if you are even somewhat paying attention.

You, clearly, didn't read my previous post before replying. I SAID texting while driving is extremely dangerous. But it amazes me how many ignorant people out there assume that, without texting, or cell phones, accidents wouldn't happen. You obviously weren't alive before 1995. Cell phones are a relatively new phenomenon. Crashes are not. And...brace yourself...some people are just bad drivers...period.

How would the bus hit the Driver's side of a northbound car if it was traveling west. I saw the aftermath as I passed through the intersection and the car was obviously pointed south. Not that this is a huge issue, but I believe the article is wrong...